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Montana’s Medicaid expansion generates jobs, income, and savings

An independent analysis by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research released estimates that Montana’s 2016 Medicaid expansion adds $270 million in personal income and more than $500 million in additional economic output to Montana’s economy each year and generates approximately 5,000 new jobs. The program provides health coverage for approximately 94,000 Montanans. Although Montana pays for a share of this new coverage, the study also found that savings and revenue generated by increased economic activity more than offset the cost to the state.
The Montana Healthcare Foundation and the Headwaters Foundation commissioned the analysis. Other key findings ...

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